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"Enough is enough!" "This can't go on!" "This has to stop!" These were among the comments that came through the blizzard of commentary after the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County. We have heard these words before.

Wanderlust

As a travel destination, Germany has never been more popular. With tourist numbers forecast to rise for an eighth consecutive year, what is the country doing right to account for its thriving visitor numbers?

Akademia

For education experts, English language lessons have proven valuable in primary schools in North Rhine-Westphalia. But the Alternative for Germany’s state parliamentary group in NRW have a rather different view.

Essen & Trinken

Police in the city of Osnabrück had to clear crowds in front of a new döner kebab shop on Tuesday, after about 150 hungry people packed the street outside, eager to get their hands on a döner for only €0.01.

Germericana

Many Americans have German ancestors — and that's also the case for actress Meghan Markle, who will be marrying Prince Harry, himself a descendant of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a German dynasty.

Germany takes top prizes at Venice art show

The two most important prizes at this year’s Venice Biennale have gone to Germany for best exhibition pavilion and artist. The exhibition prize is considered one of the world’s most prestigious contempory art events.

Germany took both of the top prizes at the Venice Biennale on Saturday, with Golden Lions going to Franz Erhard Walther as best artist and to the German Pavilion designed by Frankfurt artist Anne Imhof as the best National Participation.
Walther, 77, a concept artist from the central German city of Fulda, is showing a large-scale textile work at the show, which opened on Saturday. He is known for art works that allow viewer participation.

The German Pavilion, which features a some five-hour-long performance of Imhof’s piece “Faust,” has already proved to be a favorite during VIP previews at the Biennale. The pavilion is curated by Susanne Pfeffer from the Fridericianum museum in Kassel.
Major art show

The last time the German Pavilion won a Golden Lion was in 2011, when Christoph Schlingensief’s version was honored posthumously after the artist died the year before.
The German-British artist Tino Sehgal received the award as best artist in 2013.
The 57th Venice Biennale, which this year is entitled “Viva Arte Via,” will run until November 26 and is expected to attract half a million visitors. Its curator is Christine Macel of France, who has held the same position at the famous Centre Pompidou in Paris since 2000. Macel has in the past displayed a predilection for time-based art, which she tends to favor over painting or installations.

Some 120 artists from 51 countries are exhibiting their works, including three more German artists besides Walther. The show also features more than 80 national pavilions.

Kultur

The German term "Heimat," often translated as "homeland," was long thought of as tacky, regressive, and even politically dubious. But since the election, German politicians across the spectrum are using it once again.

Das Kino

This month's Berlin film festival, Europe's first major cinema showcase in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein revelations, will shine a light on sexual misconduct in the industry, its director said on Tuesday.

Gesundheit

In the run-up to international World Cancer Day on Sunday, experts have said that about half of all cancer cases in Germany could be prevented by a healthier lifestyle. Across the country, around 500,000 people are diagnosed with cancer each year. But experts say things like exercise could cut this figure in half. “Movement can […]